If a global downturn in commercial aviation results from the aftermath of the criminal attack on the USA, I see little scope for 'Third Party Revenue' generation for those bidding for the Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft. As many people have said, the only thing certain about defence is unpredictability - so what talk now of 'agreed call-back periods' and 'assumed RAF AAR needs'?
Sorry all, si vis pacem, para bellum. And that means, rather like an insurance policy, there can be no such thing as inadequate miltary cover!